She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

At this moment, the second master Shangguan Hongchen also walked in.

"Brother, sister-in-law. Oh, my two younger brothers and sisters-in-law are here too." He didn't even greet his own biological mother.

He rarely calls his biological mother in public.

She is called Concubine Mother, and the Second Old Lady is not the old prince's concubine, but just a concubine.

Calling her "aunt" was too embarrassing, and the second old lady was very reluctant to hear it.

Over time, in such situations, the mother and son formed a tacit understanding: don't scream.

In private, he simply called her mother.

If he really couldn't avoid it, he would also call her the Second Old Lady.

"Second brother, send away all the concubines in your courtyard who have never given birth to children." The prince was furious when he saw his incompetent second brother.

He only knows how to play with women. Sooner or later, he will die in a woman's belly.

"Brother, why are you suddenly mad at me? Those women didn't cause any trouble. Did you go around messing around in front of my sister-in-law? I'll deal with you when I get back."

The second master was reluctant to dismiss his concubines.

He didn't dare to talk back to the prince, so he got angry at his wife. He was a bully at home.

"My dear, I don't have any. I just came to ask the princess for more betrothal gifts. In ten days, Zifeng will propose marriage, but so far we only have eighteen betrothal gifts, which is really not enough." Miao Luoying wiped her tears as she spoke.

"You are already thirty-nine years old and have accomplished nothing. You are unworthy of being a descendant of the Shangguan family. If you continue to behave like this, don't say you are the Second Master of the Rong Palace when you go out.

"If you don't find it shameful, I'll be ashamed to face anyone. Tomorrow you'll go with me to the army, and General Wang will assign you a job working with ordnance," the prince reprimanded.

"How can that be? Big brother, look at my second brother's physique. How can he be fit to make weapons?" The second master suddenly refused to do it, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

The work of making military equipment was tiring and dirty. Moreover, they could not return home every day. They had to live in the barracks and could only return home once every two weeks.

"This is not up to you. Come with me tomorrow, or you will have to send away all the women in your room." The prince made the final decision with a look of disappointment.

This younger brother is spoiled by the second old lady to the point that he has no courage at all.

The second master had an expression of being in love with everything, but he did not dare to disobey his brother.

At worst, he would just wait and see. If he could get away, he would.

"Your Majesty, please give us your opinion on Zifeng's marriage.

It is no small matter for a young man from the royal palace to marry a wife. He cannot be so shabby, and the royal palace cannot afford to lose face.

There are only ten days left before the engagement, and yet there's still no decent betrothal gift." The second old lady brought the conversation back to the point.

The prince was of course well aware of the situation of the second house. He had tried to take care of this younger brother many times but to no avail. His second brother's wife was also unable to support the family, and the two of them made the second house's life a mess.

The prince glanced at everyone.

"What do you think, Princess?"

The princess hadn't expected him to ask her. He was the head of the household, and as long as the prince agreed, she would do it.

"I will naturally handle my business impartially. I cannot favor one over the other. The Shangguan family has more than just Zifeng."

"Well, Princess, you did the right thing." The prince agreed with the princess's approach.

"Brother, Zifeng is your nephew, and the second old lady is your aunt. Can the relationship be the same as that of other nephews?" The second master was very dissatisfied.

"Hmph, you want to be the prince?" The prince's words made him dare not say anything else.

"Your Highness, the girl is the legitimate daughter of the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. If our betrothal gifts are not good enough, the marriage may be changed." Shao Zhiruo stepped forward and took the initiative to make the matter more serious.

At the same time, she was also making plans for her son. Her son was a few months older than Zifeng, and he had been engaged to someone else, but hadn't yet proposed. She was just waiting to see what Zifeng would do.

She had long known that the second branch could not come up with a decent betrothal gift, so she was just waiting to get it from the princess.

The Second Old Lady did not choose to discuss the matter earlier, but had to choose the day when there were still ten days left before the engagement. This was forcing the princess.

"How much betrothal gift have you prepared now?" asked the prince.

"There are only eighteen." Miao Luoying replied in a low voice embarrassedly.

Hearing this, the prince wanted to hit someone.

The second house was squandered by my second brother to the point that he couldn't even afford a decent betrothal gift.

Before the old prince passed away, he gave five shops to the second wife because he was worried that his second son would have a hard time in the future. The second brother's wife also had three shops as a dowry. The third brother didn't have so much property.

The prince let out a long sigh.

"Zifeng was raised under my care. As his uncle, I will use ten thousand taels of silver from my own private treasury to help him celebrate his wedding. However, starting next month, the second wife's allowance will be reduced by one hundred taels of silver."

The prince gave him a big sweet date and hit him lightly with a stick.

"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Your Highness." The second lady immediately smiled and stepped forward to bow to the two people sitting in the main seat.

The other two sisters-in-law looked unhappy.

The money was not taken from the public treasury, but the prince took it from his own pocket.

This is personal behavior and personal feelings.

When their sons get married, if the prince wants to give money, it is a favor; if he doesn't, it is his duty.

If one hundred taels of silver is missing from the monthly allowance, then ten thousand taels of silver means one hundred hundred taels each. It will probably not be long before the princess will make up for it under the persuasion of the second old lady and the second wife.

The two looked at each other in disappointment.

"I will give three thousand taels to Zijin to add to the glory, and I will also give three thousand taels to Zilu in the future." The prince continued.

Shangguan Zijin is the eldest grandson from the next room and the eldest son of Shangguan Hongxiang.

Shangguan Zilu is the second grandson from the next generation and the eldest son of Shangguan Hongyun.

When the sisters-in-law Shao Zhiruo and Shen Miaoyi heard that the prince also gave their son, although not as much as he gave to Zifeng, it was at least three thousand taels.

It's better than nothing.

The two men stepped forward to thank the prince.

The prince's arrival solved the princess's problem.

The second room left happily, and the people in the next room were not too disappointed.

Everyone dispersed.

Yu Yuanzheng didn't leave.

Throughout the whole process, she was just a supporting role and had no chance to speak.

"Princess, are you unhappy with the way I handled the situation?" The prince felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that the princess did not express anything.

"No, Your Highness is the head of the family. You can spend your own money however you want. I dare not object."

"Okay, Princess, don't be angry. I will give you the chess piece too." Then he took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to Yu Yuanzheng.

Yu Yuanzheng was shocked. Is there such a good thing?

But she didn't dare to answer it. She looked at the princess, waiting for her instructions.

"Just accept it since it's given by the prince." The princess certainly wouldn't be polite.

"Go buy some good fabrics and make some nice clothes for Ziqi and yourself. Once the engagement is made, the wedding won't be far off. You'll also be entertaining guests with your mother, so you can't dress too poorly."

The princess took the banknote from the prince and stuffed it into her hand.

"Thank you, father and mother." Yu Yuanzheng smiled happily.

Since the prince was there, she felt embarrassed to stay any longer and said goodbye and left.

Counting banknotes as he walked.

I didn’t expect it to be 10,000 taels.

This money comes too easily.

Yu Yuanzheng felt so happy that her heart was bubbling with joy.

When she returned to Qiyayuan, someone was waiting for her.